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WGBH Forum Network; House of Many Gods

01/19/2006

House of Many Gods
Kiana Davenport, writer
Kiana Davenport, the best-selling author of Song of the Exile and Shark Dialogues, reads from her latest mesmerizing novel about her people and her islands. Written in spellbinding and mythic prose, House of Many Gods is a deeply complex and provocative love story set against the background of Hawaii and Russia interwoven with the indelible portrait of a native Hawaiian family struggling against poverty, drug wars, and the increasing military occupation of their sacred lands.

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HOUSE OF MANY GODS
KIANA DAVENPORT, WRITER

KIANA DAVENPORT, THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF SONG OF THE EXILE AND SHARK DIALOGUES, READS FROM HER LATEST MESMERIZING NOVEL ABOUT HER PEOPLE AND HER ISLANDS. WRITTEN IN SPELLBINDING AND MYTHIC PROSE, HOUSE OF MANY GODS IS A DEEPLY COMPLEX AND PROVOCATIVE LOVE STORY SET AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF HAWAII AND RUSSIA INTERWOVEN WITH THE INDELIBLE PORTRAIT OF A NATIVE HAWAIIAN FAMILY STRUGGLING AGAINST POVERTY, DRUG WARS, AND THE INCREASING MILITARY OCCUPATION OF THEIR SACRED LANDS.